BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 29, 2021, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts - 1Q 2021": Employment fell in the nine largest counties in Massachusetts from March 2020 to March 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2020.) Regional Comm  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, has been appointed Commissioner of the Department of Health. With more than 30 years of experience devoted to promoting health equity and social justice, both in the United States and abroad, Dr. Bassett's career has spanned academia, government, and not-for-profit work. Her appointment is effective December 1. "Our re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed to the commissioners the need to keep electric services affordable and questioned them about increased cons  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: * * * Findings point to the possibility of treating and preventing birth defects before birth * * * Describing a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine say they also found a potential method to prevent the gene mutation by administ  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: When people stop taking antidepressants after a long period of use, just over half (56 per cent) experience a relapse within a year, compared to 39 per cent of those who stay on medication, finds a new study led by UCL and involving researchers from the universities of Bristol, Southampton, York and McMaster University in Canada. The researchers say their findings, published in  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Penn State University have been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the effects of sea level rise and how it may exacerbate the impact of extreme weather. The project will draw on expertise from researchers at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography, its College of the Envir  more

YORK, England, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of York issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: When people stop taking antidepressants after a long period of use, more than half (56%) experience a relapse within a year, compared to 39% of those who stay on medication, a new study shows. The research team - involving academics from the University of York and Hull York Medical School, working in collaboration with University College London - say their study can help doctors and  more